Flights Birmingham → Las Vegas
BHM → LAS
How long is the flight from Birmingham to Las Vegas?
The flight from Birmingham (BHM) to Las Vegas (LAS) takes 3h 25m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Birmingham to Las Vegas operates with a relatively high on-time performance rate of 73%, although flights experience an average delay of 11.3 minutes. With a total of 88 flights annually, this route serves the bustling McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, which accommodates over 52 million passengers per year.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Birmingham (BHM) → Las Vegas (LAS) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 222 flights monitored in recent months, 73% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Las Vegas the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Birmingham the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Las Vegas: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Birmingham (BHM) to Las Vegas (LAS) heads west for about 2,598 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 25m.
Departures from Birmingham on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 60% of BHM-LAS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Birmingham the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Las Vegas it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 222 tracked BHM-LAS flights, 73% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about BHM-LAS
The flight from Birmingham (BHM) to Las Vegas (LAS) takes 3h 25m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Birmingham (BHM) -> Las Vegas (LAS) route, on-time performance is 73% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 222 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Birmingham-Las Vegas is 0.00% across 222 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Southwest Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
